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Cause of death
  
Role
  
Actress

Spouse
  
John Swope (m. 1943–1979)

Years active
  
1943-1990

Children
  
Topo Swope, Mark Swope

Name
  
Dorothy McGuire


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Full Name
  
Dorothy Hackett McGuire

Born
  
June 14, 1918 (
1918-06-14
)

Resting place
  
Cremated, Ashes scattered into the Pacific Ocean

Died
  
September 14, 2001, Santa Monica, California, United States

Parents
  
Thomas McGuire, Isabelle McGuire

Movies
  
Old Yeller, Gentleman's Agreement, Friendly Persuasion, Swiss Family Robinson, The Spiral Staircase

Similar People
  
Tommy Kirk, John Swope, Topo Swope, Jean Peters, Kevin Corcoran

Other names
  
Dorothy McGuire Swope

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Dorothy Hackett McGuire (June 14, 1916 – September 13, 2001) was an American actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Gentleman's Agreement (1947) and won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress for Friendly Persuasion (1956).

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Early years

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Born in Omaha, Nebraska, McGuire was the only child of Thomas Johnson McGuire and Isabelle Flaherty McGuire. She began her acting career on the stage at the Omaha Community Playhouse.

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After her father's death, McGuire attended a convent school in Indianapolis, Indiana. She later attended Pine Manor Junior College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, serving as president of that school's drama club. She graduated from Pine Manor when she was 19.

Radio

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McGuire was a member of the cast of Big Sister (playing Sue Evans), and Joyce Jordan, M.D.. She also appeared in This Is My Best (Miracle in the Rain), Screen Directors Playhouse (The Spiral Staircase) and in Theatre Guild on the Air (Hamlet A Doll's House, Our Town).

Stage

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Eventually, she reached Broadway, first appearing as an understudy to Martha Scott in Our Town, and subsequently starring in the domestic comedy Claudia.

Film

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Brought to Hollywood by producer David O. Selznick (who called her "a born actress") on the strength of her stage performance, McGuire starred in her first film Claudia, a movie adaptation of her Broadway success, portraying a child bride who almost destroys her marriage through her selfishness. Her screen performance was popular with both the public and critics, and it was the catalyst for a sequel titled Claudia and David and other film roles.

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By 1945, at age 29, she played the mother in A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1947 for Gentleman's Agreement. Other notable films include Till the End of Time, The Enchanted Cottage, A Summer Place, Three Coins in the Fountain, Friendly Persuasion, Old Yeller, Swiss Family Robinson, The Greatest Story Ever Told and The Dark at the Top of the Stairs.

McGuire had a long Hollywood career. Her versatility served her well in taut melodramas, such as The Spiral Staircase and Make Haste to Live, as well as in light, frothy comedies, such as Mother Didn't Tell Me and Mister 880.

Personal life and death

Married to Life magazine photographer John Swope (1908–1979) for more than 35 years, she had a son, photographer Mark Swope, and a daughter Topo (born 1948), who also became an actress.

McGuire died of cardiac arrest in 2001 following a brief illness at the age of 85.

Recognition

For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Dorothy McGuire has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard. It was dedicated February 8, 1960.

Filmography

Actress
1990
The Last Best Year (TV Movie) as
Anne
1990
Caroline? (TV Movie) as
Flora Atkins
1988
American Playhouse (TV Series) as
Margaret Garrison
- I Never Sang for My Father (1988) - Margaret Garrison
1986
Highway to Heaven (TV Series) as
Jane Thompson
- We Have Forever: Part 2 (1988) - Jane Thompson
- We Have Forever: Part 1 (1988) - Jane Thompson
- Keep Smiling (1986) - Jane Thompson
1987
Summer Heat as
Narrator (voice)
1986
St. Elsewhere (TV Series) as
Augusta Endicott
- Family Affair (1986) - Augusta Endicott
- Family Feud (1986) - Augusta Endicott
- Family Ties (1986) - Augusta Endicott
1985
Between the Darkness and the Dawn (TV Movie) as
Beryl Foster
1985
Glitter (TV Series) as
The Matriarch
- The Matriarch (1985) - The Matriarch
1985
Amos (TV Movie) as
Hester Farrell
1985
Hotel (TV Series) as
Mrs. Christopher
- Skeletons (1985) - Mrs. Christopher
1985
American Geisha (TV Movie) as
Ann Suzuki
1982
The Love Boat (TV Series) as
Sarah Webster / Hanna Hamilton
- Aerobic April/The Wager/Story of the Century (1984) - Sarah Webster
- Thanksgiving Cruise: The Best of Friends/Too Many Dads/Love Will Find a Way (1982) - Hanna Hamilton
1984
The Young and the Restless (TV Series) as
Cora Miller
- Episode #1.2874 (1984) - Cora Miller
1983
Fantasy Island (TV Series) as
Joan Mallory
- Second Time Around/Three's a Crowd (1983) - Joan Mallory
1983
Ghost Dancing (TV Movie) as
Sarah Bowman
1979
Little Women (TV Series) as
Marmee March
- Episode #1.1 (1979) - Marmee March
1979
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (TV Movie) as
Effie Webb
1978
Little Women (TV Mini Series) as
Marmee March
- Part II (1978) - Marmee March
- Part I (1978) - Marmee March
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man (TV Mini Series) as
Mary Jordache
- Part VII: Chapter 10 (1976) - Mary Jordache
- Part VII: Chapter 9 (1976) - Mary Jordache
- Part VI: Chapter 8 (1976) - Mary Jordache
- Part V: Chapter 7 (1976) - Mary Jordache
- Part III: Chapter 5 (1976) - Mary Jordache
- Part II: Chapters 3 and 4 (1976) - Mary Jordache
- Part I: Chapters 1 and 2 (1976) - Mary Jordache
1975
The Runaways (TV Movie) as
Angela Lakey
1973
Jonathan Livingston Seagull as
Mother (voice)
1972
Another Part of the Forest (TV Movie) as
Lavinia Hubbard
1972
She Waits (TV Movie) as
Sarah Wilson
1971
Flight of the Doves as
Mary Magdalene St. Bridget O'Flaherty
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told as
The Virgin Mary
1963
Summer Magic as
Margaret Carey
1961
Susan Slade as
Leah Slade
1960
Swiss Family Robinson as
Mother Robinson
1960
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs as
Cora Flood
1959
A Summer Place as
Sylvia Hunter
1959
This Earth Is Mine as
Martha Fairon
1959
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker as
Mrs. Emily 'Ma' Pennypacker
1957
Old Yeller as
Katie Coates
1956
Friendly Persuasion as
Eliza Birdwell
1954
Climax! (TV Series) as
Miranda / Janet Spence
- Pale Horse, Pale Rider (1956) - Miranda
- The Gioconda Smile (1954) - Janet Spence
1955
Trial as
Abbe Nyle
1954
The Best of Broadway (TV Series) as
Tracy Lord
- The Philadelphia Story (1954) - Tracy Lord
1954
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Jody Norris
- To Each His Own (1954) - Jody Norris
1954
The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) as
Tina
- A Garden in the Sea (1954) - Tina
1954
Three Coins in the Fountain as
Miss Frances
1954
Make Haste to Live as
Crystal Benson
1952
Invitation as
Ellen Bowker Pierce
1951
I Want You as
Nancy Greer
1951
Callaway Went Thataway as
Deborah Patterson
1951
Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series) as
Judith Traherne
- Dark Victory (1951) - Judith Traherne
1950
Mister 880 as
Ann Winslow
1950
Mother Didn't Tell Me as
Jane Morgan
1947
Gentleman's Agreement as
Kathy Lacy
1946
Till the End of Time as
Pat Ruscomb
1946
Claudia and David as
Claudia Naughton
1946
The Spiral Staircase as
Helen
1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn as
Katie Nolan
1945
The Enchanted Cottage as
Laura Pennington
1944
Reward Unlimited (Short) as
Peggy
1943
Claudia as
Claudia Naughton
Soundtrack
1963
Summer Magic (performer: "Flitterin'", "Summer Magic" - uncredited)
1950
Mister 880 (performer: "Hold Me" (1933) - uncredited)
Thanks
1997
Biography (TV Series documentary) (acknowledgment - 1 episode)
- Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero (1997) - (acknowledgment)
1992
Fonda on Fonda (TV Movie documentary) (special thanks)
Self
2001
American Masters (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) - Self
1978
AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) as
Self
- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gregory Peck (1989) - Self
- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (1978) - Self
1986
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
1985
The 2th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1973
This Is Your Life (TV Series) as
Self
- Vincent Price (1973) - Self
1969
Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV Movie documentary) as
Self (uncredited)
1964
The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series) as
Self
- A Man and His Money Are Soon Parted or A Fool and His Money Are Soon Married (1964) - Self
1957
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Self
- The Best Doggoned Dog in the World (1957) - Self
1956
The Tonight Show (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guest: Dorothy McGuire (1956) - Self - Guest
- Guest Host: Ernie Kovacs; Guest: Dorothy McGuire (1956) - Self - Guest
1955
Wide Wide World (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- America's Heritage (1955) - Self
1954
What's My Line? (TV Series) as
Self - Mystery Guest
- Dorothy McGuire (1954) - Self - Mystery Guest
Archive Footage
2015
True Fear: The Making of Psycho (Documentary)
2008
The Making of 'the Day the Earth Stood Still' (Video documentary short)
2002
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making (Video documentary) as
Self
2002
8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2002
The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV Special documentary) as
Self - Memorial Tribute
1997
Best Doggone Dog in the West: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Old Yeller' (Video documentary short)
1997
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (TV Movie documentary) as
Katie Nolan (uncredited)
1986
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume Two (Video short) as
Margaret Carey
1960
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Katie Coates / Margaret Carey / Mother Robinson
- Old Yeller: Part 2 (1980) - Katie Coates
- Old Yeller: Part 1 (1980) - Katie Coates
- Summer Magic: Part 2 (1965) - Margaret Carey
- Summer Magic: Part 1 (1965) - Margaret Carey
- Escape to Paradise/Water Birds (1960) - Mother Robinson
1976
America at the Movies (Documentary) as
Eliza Birdwell
1956
The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #9.24 (1956) - Self
1955
MGM Parade (TV Series documentary) as
Abbe Nyle
- Episode #1.5 (1955) - Abbe Nyle
- Episode #1.4 (1955) - Abbe Nyle
- Episode #1.3 (1955) - Abbe Nyle
1949
The Art Director (Documentary short) as
Self / Kathy Lacy (uncredited)

References

Dorothy McGuire Wikipedia


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